Morning, December 11
Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings
1 Thessalonians 5:24
"Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it."
1 Thessalonians 5:24
Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our
constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no
tempter to ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease from troubling, and
the weary are at rest. Heaven is the "undefiled inheritance;" it is the
land of perfect holiness, and therefore of complete security. But do
not the saints even on earth sometimes taste the joys of blissful
security? The doctrine of God's word is, that all who are in union with
the Lamb are safe; that all the righteous shall hold on their way; that
those who have committed their souls to the keeping of Christ shall
find him a faithful and immutable preserver. Sustained by such a
doctrine we can enjoy security even on earth; not that high and
glorious security which renders us free from every slip, but that holy
security which arises from the sure promise of Jesus that none who
believe in him shall ever perish, but shall be with him where he is.
Believer, let us often reflect with joy on the doctrine of the
perseverance of the saints, and honour the faithfulness of our God by a
holy confidence in him.
May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ Jesus!
May he assure you that your name is graven on his hand; and whisper in
your ear the promise, "Fear not, I am with thee." Look upon him, the
great Surety of the covenant, as faithful and true, and, therefore,
bound and engaged to present you, the weakest of the family, with all
the chosen race, before the throne of God; and in such a sweet
contemplation you will drink the juice of the spiced wine of the Lord's
pomegranate, and taste the dainty fruits of Paradise. You will have an
antepast of the enjoyments which ravish the souls of the perfect saints
above, if you can believe with unstaggering faith that "faithful is he
that calleth you, who also will do it."